Water Pollution Effects on the Environment

Water pollution has reached frightening levels in recent years despite the considerable efforts to treat and clean up wastewater. In fact, Humans add 1.2 trillion gallons of untreated wastewater into water supply each year. In addition, 14 billion pounds of plastics are dumped into the ocean each year. If we continue polluting our planet with the same rhythm, 47% of people on earth will struggle to find drinking water by 2050. Water pollution effects on Human health and environment present serious threats on the future of Humanity in our planet. In this article, we will detail the principal effects of water pollution on the environment and we will present some examples of environmental disasters caused by water pollution incidents.

There are a variety of water pollution effects on the environment. However, these effects can be summarized in the following elements:

The algal bloom caused by water contamination with nutrients
The effects of Chemicals and heavy metals on the aquatic life
The threat of aquatic ecosystems by marine debris such as plastic
The effect of ocean acidification on many marine organisms

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